Hi List, Copied from another list: Source: ALWALKER@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALWALKER] (no subject) Jim, I am descended Abner Pickett ( Piggott ) by William David Pickett born Aug 28, 1886. Margaret Elizabeth Pickett Simmons, a daughter of his with wife, Mary Hyde Pickett ( born July 4, 1833 ), is my G-Mother. In the 1850 census he is shown living with Mary and a 9mo old child, Columbia in Shelby Co. AL. They were in the household with John Boothe. David Pickett is a son of Abner Piggot, Jr. who with Abner Sr. moved from GA in 1815 on a wagon train according to research I have. Abner was a Revolutionary Soldier from GA. A distant relative of mine ( the Clem Willcutt line ) did this Pickett (Piggot(t) research in Shelby Co. Ala. but did not find any will probated for Abner or David in Shelby Co. AL. Abner Piggott is found in Wilkes Co. GA. She tried to link him with no success with the Piggott's in Northhampton Co. VA. DAR records show he was in the Revolutionary War. There is an Abner Piggott in the 1810 James City Co. VA census. He was not in GA until 1820 census. Other Piggotts in James City County were John and Benjamin. Do you have any info them? Also, Northhampton Co, VA has many Piggotts. Further, I have the Family Bible of possibly W.W. Pickett ( "Uncle Bud " born Jan. 14, 1852 ). It was passed to me by the last surviving son ( William Dolphus Simmons ) of my G-Mother. In it there is an entry for "J. E. Pickett" born Nov. 13, 1857. Our dates agree, so this is probably your John Ellis Pickett. There are about twenty entries for other Pickett's including Margaret Elizabeth Pickett Simmons ( died July 26, 1963 ) having 30 G-children, 64 GG-grand children and 48 GGG-grand children. Her husband, William Woodson Simmons in 1902 died in a fatal pistol duel on Wolf Creek, near Corona, Walker Co, AL ( southeast of Jasper, AL ). He is buried in the West Corona Cemetery. There are graves of several Picketts and possibly in nearby Gibson Hill Cemetery. I also have an old photo of either "Uncle Bud or Uncle Frank." They are standing in the photo in front of a clap board house with a boy in a buggy and two women by a gate to a "picket" fence with a tall man. As info, I have exchanged e-mail with another Pickett descendent, Evelyn Seagle, Montevallo, AL. She is descended also from James Pickett, brother of David. James had two sons, Braz and Frank Pickett ( Frank shown born Jan 8, 1860 - from the Pickett Bible ). Her Pickett file shows from Braz came Walter Pickett and Ola Mae Pickett. From Frank came Jackson Pickett and Lorene Pickett who married Otto Roman, Evelyn's mother and father. James was married Elizabeth Boothe, Mar 26 1843, Shelby Co. AL. Elizabeth Boothe is the daughter of Richard & Elizabeth ( Betsy ) Boothe. I have no record of Alpha Omega Carlyle, wife of John Ellis Pickett. I recall though my G-Mother mentioning there was an Indian link in the Pickett family. Have you searched the Guion Miller Roll Index? This index includes the names of all persons applying for compensation arising from the judgement of US Court of Claims, For the Eastern Cherokee Tribe. My GGGgrand father, George Simmons, is listed from GA. This is about the extent of my Pickett file. Hope it helps ! Milt Simmons Whitewater Springs, Texas 78605